The operating system must protect the integrity of information during the processes of data aggregation, packaging, and transformation in preparation for transmission.

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The operating system must protect the integrity of information during the processes of data aggregation, packaging, and transformation in preparation for transmission.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
RHEL-06-000451-PNF	RHEL-06-000451-PNF	RHEL-06-000451-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
Information can be subjected to unauthorized changes (e.g., malicious and/or unintentional modification) at information aggregation or protocol transformation points. It is therefore imperative the operating system take steps to validate and assure the integrity of data while at these stages of processing.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-02-05

Details

Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000451-PNF_chk )
RHEL6 supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000451-PNF_fix)
This requirement is a permanent not a finding. No fix is required.